Archaeology

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The Mexican Hall of the American Museum of Natural History furnishes illustrations of most of the facts given herewith.

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Anthropology, and by extension archaeology, has had a long-standing interest in evolution in one or several of its various guises.

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Processual archaeologists seek to explain variability in the static archaeological record we observe in the present as a necessary first step toward learning how to learn about the operation of cultural dynamics in the past.

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First scholarly, multi-disciplinary re-assessment of Howard Carter's discovery and excavation of Tutenkhamun's tomb and the impact of the find on our understanding of the material culture of Ancient Egypt.

Traces the silences through which medieval literature spoke volumes about closeted sexual behavior and identities.

This book offers a fresh perspective on Michelangelo's well-known masterpiece, the Vatican Pieta, by tracing the shifting meaning of the work of art over time.

Erstmals wird hier das »Tagebuch während der Reise« von Max Weidenbach ungekürzt und kommentiert einer Leserschaft vorgestellt.

Everything you need to know about the fruit of the vine-From A to Zinfandel.

This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J.

This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J.

This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J.

This book proposes new ways of looking at the built environment in archaeology, specifically through postcolonial perspectives.

What is the future of curatorship?

This volume features bioarchaeological research that interrogates the human skeleton in concert with material culture, ethnographic data and archival research.

This book, with contributions from leading academics - and including reviews and case studies from Ethiopian Church forests - provides a valuable reference for advanced students and researchers interested in forest and other natural resource management, ecology and ecosystem services as well as restoration options.

The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity--or so we have been taught to believe.

Wherever and whenever people have been found talking, they have been found drinking: an age-old pastime with an equally storied history.

This volume explores various themes at the intersection of archaeology and philosophy: inference and theory; interdisciplinary connections; cognition, language and normativity; and ethical issues.

Written as a travelogue, Surface Collection: Archaeological Travels in Southeast Asia tackles the most pressing issues of cultural-heritage management in an engaging and accessible way.

The timely, true story of Thomas Nast, the granddaddy of political satire who destroyed a corrupt regime in 19th century New York City-with cartoons.

Hadrian Cook’s new account of the New Forest in southern England, provides an historical narrative of the occupation and use of a vast area that was, for centuries, important as a Royal Hunting Forest and subject to many contentious laws and regulations, but which includes much economically marginal land.

Stonehenge is woven into the earliest Arthurian legends and has been analysed by everyone from archaeologists, to town planners, to the Druids who have made it their spiritual home.

Divination and Human Nature casts a new perspective on the rich tradition of ancient divination-the reading of divine signs in oracles, omens, and dreams.

Harold Weisberg was foremost among the early trailblazers who saw the inadequacy of the Warren Reports solution to the crime of the century.

This book presents general problems in geoarchaeology, and discusses geophysical solutions, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry applications, X-ray and isotope analyses and GIS technologies.

Destino Machu Picchu examina como el turismo jugo un rol fundamental en el auge moderno de Machu Picchu.

For a full month in the autumn of 1812 the 2,000-strong garrison of the fortress the French had constructed to overawe the city of Burgos defied the Duke of Wellington.

La reformulación de los conceptos de patrimonio –que se ha ampliado notablemente– o de paisaje –que incluye la percepción de la población– despierta un notable interés, especialmente cuando estos se vinculan al desarrollo territorial.

Desde una perspectiva compleja, este documento piensa primero en la comunidad actual del lugar (la cuenca media del río Pasaje o Juramento, ubicada en el sureste de la provincia de Salta), indagando en su propia historia, con el objetivo de valorar su patrimonio arqueológico, clara evidencia de que el territorio fue y es propicio para el desarrollo de la vida.

Bringing together leading academics and practitioners from across the globe, this unique collection explores the emerging field of heritage crime studies.

Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, thisvolume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives toexplore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe andthroughout human history.

This historic reference work for British coins is still the only catalogue to feature every major coin type from Celtic to the present day, arranged in chronological order and divided into metals under each reign, then into coinages, denominations and varieties.

With the publication of this volume of Circumpolar Studies, the Arctic Centre of the University of Groningen and the contributors would like to honour Ko de Korte.

The focus of this book is the role of Great Britain in the industrial development of Spitsbergen.

Offering a unique and original perspective on the rise and fall of indigenous states of southern Zambezia, The Zimbabwe Culture analyzes the long contentious history of the remains of the remarkable cyclopean masonry, ranging from mighty capitals of traditional kings to humble farmsteads.

This book offers an innovative take on the study of Chinese academic history, approaching the subject from the perspective of broader social and cultural developments, one that is not only comprehensive and inclusive, but also sheds new light on the subject.

This book explores ideas around minimalism, simplicity and how to live comfortably with less.

This book presents up-to-date geoscience technologies for heritage investigations and conservation, covering various sub-disciplines of geophysics, geodesy, 3D laser scanning technology, hydrogeology, and rock mechanics applied to the exploration of new heritage sites, mapping and visualization, as well as hazard mitigation.

In an urbanizing world, the city is considered the ultimate model and the measure of all things.

 Los ensayos presentes en Drenajes conforman una intrincada red por la que diversos flujos narrativos cuentan, desde múltiples perspectivas y tratamientos, la historia del agua en la cuenca del Valle de México.

Conservation Skills for the 21st Century provides a much-needed update to the original Conservation Skills volume, presenting an overview of current issues facing conservators of historic and artistic works.